Yeah, I agree totally. Clemson and Stanford were slighted some. Clemson should not be in our bracket so soon. One lost and you are a number 2 seeded. This is bs and the committee knows it. It is very obvious that they want NW to win the whole thing badly. We will have to use this as bulletin board material and keep the receipts again this year. Go Heels!
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2026 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee Members:
RPI — NW Ist; UNC 2nd
Strength of schedule — NW 1st; UNC 9th
Head-to-head — NW > UNC
I guess any criticism of the committee has to pivot to whether these are the appropriate criteria.
2026 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee Members:
- Chair: Matthew Colagiovanni (Rutgers)
- Jamie Mullin (Syracuse)
- James Greene (Big East)
- Alanna Wren (Penn)
- Jeremy Gibson (Lehigh)
- Brad Ross (Bryant)
- Nick Gannon (Drexel)
RPI — NW Ist; UNC 2nd
Strength of schedule — NW 1st; UNC 9th
Head-to-head — NW > UNC
I guess any criticism of the committee has to pivot to whether these are the appropriate criteria.
I know the sport has its origins in the northeast, but that list is pretty geographically concentrated.
I know that the NCAA has a formula they use to figure out how many teams are in the tournament for each sport, but 29 teams is a little nutty. Was 30 teams just too much for some reason?
3 of 6 ACC teams in one region is hard to defend, and before anyone says regionality, that includes Stanford. They should be playing Denver at the same seed in Colorado. Instead they have Stanford, Mercer (from GA), and Penn State all headed to Ann Arbor, MI.
And according to RPI, we should be playing JMU; they are pretty close to Chapel Hill. Instead JMU has to hop a plane to Chicago, IL.
ND was 30th in RPI; not sure they deserved a bid. USF finished 17th, the highest RPI to be left at home since they expanded to 29 teams. brutal. Their only losses were to 7 seed MI, 6 seed Navy, #25 Richmond (also left out), #10 Florida, and #15 JMU in the conference championship game, a team they beat in the reg season. They beat 3 tournament teams.
Oh, and..
3 of 6 ACC teams in one region is hard to defend, and before anyone says regionality, that includes Stanford. They should be playing Denver at the same seed in Colorado. Instead they have Stanford, Mercer (from GA), and Penn State all headed to Ann Arbor, MI.
And according to RPI, we should be playing JMU; they are pretty close to Chapel Hill. Instead JMU has to hop a plane to Chicago, IL.
ND was 30th in RPI; not sure they deserved a bid. USF finished 17th, the highest RPI to be left at home since they expanded to 29 teams. brutal. Their only losses were to 7 seed MI, 6 seed Navy, #25 Richmond (also left out), #10 Florida, and #15 JMU in the conference championship game, a team they beat in the reg season. They beat 3 tournament teams.
Oh, and..
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FWIW, here is USA Lacrosse Magazine’s prediction for the tournament:
They’re joined by top-seed and host Northwestern as well as first-time semifinalist Johns Hopkins.
We are treated to an awesome championship game where Northwestern validates its regular-season win over Carolina.
[If UNC and Northwestern meet, even though the game will be played on Northwestern’s (out of doors) home field, I like UNC’s chances of prevailing.]
Here is the entire USA article:
www.usalacrosse.com
Predictions
North Carolina and Maryland win a pair of games and finally meet in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016.They’re joined by top-seed and host Northwestern as well as first-time semifinalist Johns Hopkins.
We are treated to an awesome championship game where Northwestern validates its regular-season win over Carolina.
[If UNC and Northwestern meet, even though the game will be played on Northwestern’s (out of doors) home field, I like UNC’s chances of prevailing.]
Here is the entire USA article:
Selection Sunday Breakdown: Committee Breaks from RPI, Still Gets A- Grade
A consistent theme emerged from the NCAA selection committee: wins against top-20 teams matter.
www.usalacrosse.com
That goalie can’t play out of her *** again!FWIW, here is USA Lacrosse Magazine’s prediction for the tournament:
Predictions
North Carolina and Maryland win a pair of games and finally meet in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016.
They’re joined by top-seed and host Northwestern as well as first-time semifinalist Johns Hopkins.
We are treated to an awesome championship game where Northwestern validates its regular-season win over Carolina.
[If UNC and Northwestern meet, even though the game will be played on Northwestern’s (out of doors) home field, I like UNC’s chances of prevailing.]
Here is the entire USA article:
Selection Sunday Breakdown: Committee Breaks from RPI, Still Gets A- Grade
A consistent theme emerged from the NCAA selection committee: wins against top-20 teams matter.
Chloe Humphrey: Tewaarton Finalist again
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Announcing the Men's and Women's Finalists for the 2026 Tewaaraton Award Presented by Stifel
WASHINGTON, May – The Tewaaraton Foundation is pleased to announce the five men’s and five women’s finalists for the 2026 Tewaaraton Award Presented By Stifel. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse players...
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Pulling for the Wildcats today because they're Mrs. Yen's alma mater and they're playing against Clemson.
The selection committee adjudged the B1G to be stronger than the ACC this season — it’ll be interesting to see how today’s games sort out. The ACC hasn’t yet opened play, but the B1G has been impressive so far. Rutgers leads Princeton 10-6 (mid-3Q); Hopkins leads Albany 7-1 (late 1Q); Michigan leads Mercer 5-1 (end Q1). Realistically, only Rutgers - Princeton was expected to be competitive.
The only game between the two conferences is Penn State vs. Stanford (6:00 ET)
No remaining B1G games (Northwestern and Maryland get byes)
Remaining ACC games:
Notre Dame vs. JMU (4:00 ET)
Boston College vs. Yale (4:00 ET)
Clemson vs. Davidson (5:00 ET). Winner plays UNC Sunday
Syracuse vs. Loyola (7:00 ET)
UNC has a bye
Clemson should handle Davidson, but the remaining three games (ND, BC, ‘Cuse) could be competitive.
The only game between the two conferences is Penn State vs. Stanford (6:00 ET)
No remaining B1G games (Northwestern and Maryland get byes)
Remaining ACC games:
Notre Dame vs. JMU (4:00 ET)
Boston College vs. Yale (4:00 ET)
Clemson vs. Davidson (5:00 ET). Winner plays UNC Sunday
Syracuse vs. Loyola (7:00 ET)
UNC has a bye
Clemson should handle Davidson, but the remaining three games (ND, BC, ‘Cuse) could be competitive.
Other scores
Possible upset:
UMass tied with Navy, 15 all with 7:33 to play
16-16, 1:25 to play, Navy possession
17-16 Navy 0:34.5 to play
Final 17-16 Navy (UMass had an FPS go off the post in final 10 seconds)
Navy will play Syracuse-Loyola winner
Possible upset:
UMass tied with Navy, 15 all with 7:33 to play
16-16, 1:25 to play, Navy possession
17-16 Navy 0:34.5 to play
Final 17-16 Navy (UMass had an FPS go off the post in final 10 seconds)
Navy will play Syracuse-Loyola winner
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Am I the only one to notice this. It seems like no matter where we are seeded, some how we always have to either play Clemson or end up in the same bracket as them. Last year did we not play them 3 times. This year we are always in the same bracket as them. I am starting to wonder if this is by designed. This sort of reminds me of the professional tennis matches for women's years ago when they also put Martina Higgins in the same bracket as Serena and Venus Williams and Davenport was always placed on the other side of the bracket which was IMO an easier bracket/ path for her to make it to the finals every year. I felt like this was be designed because those three players had to face each other every time which made it tough for them to make it to the finals in women's tennis back then. By the time Venus or Serena or Higgins made it two the finals it took a lot out of them since they had a harder time making it to the finals.
Going into Sunday’s games, the ACC and B1G each have five teams. The ACC won four games — Clemson, Boston College, Syracuse and Stanford — and UNC had a bye. Notre Dame was the only loser, 12-13 to JMU.
The B1G won three games — Michigan, Rutgers and Johns Hopkins. Northwestern and Maryland advance via byes. The only B1G team to lose was Penn State, which lost the only ACC-B1G matchup to Stanford, 5-7.
Tomorrow there is only one ACC-BiG matchup - Stanford @ Michigan (#7 seed).
Games involving ACC teams:
UNC (#1) vs. Clemson
Boston College vs. Stoney Brook (#5)
Syracuse vs. Navy (#6)
Games involving B1G teams:
Rutgers vs. Maryland (#3)
JMU vs. Northwestern (#1)
Army vs. Johns Hopkins (#4)
The ACC is assured of advancing one team to the elite eight (Clemson-UNC winner). If the seeds hold, the remaining ACC teams will not advance.
The B1G should advance four teams — all but the Rutgers-Maryland loser.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
The B1G won three games — Michigan, Rutgers and Johns Hopkins. Northwestern and Maryland advance via byes. The only B1G team to lose was Penn State, which lost the only ACC-B1G matchup to Stanford, 5-7.
Tomorrow there is only one ACC-BiG matchup - Stanford @ Michigan (#7 seed).
Games involving ACC teams:
UNC (#1) vs. Clemson
Boston College vs. Stoney Brook (#5)
Syracuse vs. Navy (#6)
Games involving B1G teams:
Rutgers vs. Maryland (#3)
JMU vs. Northwestern (#1)
Army vs. Johns Hopkins (#4)
The ACC is assured of advancing one team to the elite eight (Clemson-UNC winner). If the seeds hold, the remaining ACC teams will not advance.
The B1G should advance four teams — all but the Rutgers-Maryland loser.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Chloe just toying with Clemson. Amazing performance today, even by her standards. Running clock with 9 minutes left in 2nd Q.
Enjoy watching Chloe Humphrey play lacrosse while she's here. It'll be generations before you see another player near her galaxy.
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I wonder if the Heels got a little ticked off when Clemson did a celebration kick line dance on their bench after they scored that 1st goal.
Interesting that Reese gor in so early and a hat trick in first half. She must have been taking alot of strides in practice past 2 weeks. Great to see.
This beat down is not just sending a message for this post season. Its giving something for other teams to think about for the next two or three seasons. " You think you're at, or close to our level? Well here's where you really need to be!"
Reese has size as an attacker to go along with Eliza O. I think that watched film and saw that size has an affect on Clemson difference. This was smart because Clemson had no film on Reece, but I knew that Reece was that good. She was playing some in most of the games. She is another weapon teams will have to respect.
I cannot believe that the ACCN would not show these games today but instead they put women's golf on during this time. That sucks. Women's Lacrosse is more exciting than golf right now. I thought the ACC was trying to grow the game / sport and not set it back. This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. It is funny how they showed men's lacrosse games yesterday. This just does not make sense to me.
UNC will play the winner of Michigan and Stanford, which is currently 7-6 Michigan (Half). I think I would prefer to play Michigan, primarily for the novelty. A third game with Stanford doesn’t excite me. I also like the idea of playing a team that hasn’t experienced UNC’s speed.